How to Read Genesis

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Longman, Tremper 저자(글)

IVP Academic · 2005년 05월 12일

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Tremper Longman III is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California.
Creation in six daysWoman from the side of man"Sons of god" taking "daughters of men"A massive disaster and an animal rescue boat of biblical proportionsAbraham, Sarah, Hagar and the ongoing saga of a dysfunctional familyThese are just a few of the episodes that Genesis conjures up. But we miss the point if we focus on what seems strange to us. And we distort the message if we demand that this book answer questions that are strange to it. To read Genesis intelligently, we must consider the questions, the literature and the times in which Genesis was written.In How to Read Genesis Tremper Longman III provides a welcome guide to reading and studying, understanding and savoring this panorama of beginnings--of both the world and of Israel. And importantly for Christian readers, we gain insight into how Genesis points to Christ and can be read in light of the gospel.
In a mere 175 pages, Longman considers the issues surrounding the reading of Genesis in an easily accessible manner. . . .good reading for any layman seeking to know more about this most pivotal text of the Bible.
. . .is written in a way that allows any minister or teacher of the Word as well as any educated layperson to enter the world of contemporary Old Testament scholarship.
Longman does a good job of addressing critical arguments about author and date in an accessible way . . . Longman deserves praise for giving laymen the tools to engage the Bible more thoughtfully.
Longman sheds fresh light on overly familiar stories in an interesting and readable manner. He presents competing theological understandings of Genesis fairly (in my opinion). Most importantly, he leads the reader into actually reading Genesis, after reading about it.
This book helped me think through some cirtical issues in new ways and helped me understand that many of the questions we want Genesis to answer aren't what the book is trying to address. More importantly, I felt that it gave me a handle on what Genesis was trying to communicate both to the original readers and me.
Tremper Longman III introduces the type of literature characteristic of Genesis, explains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern world, points out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical message, and shows you how to read and apply Genesis today.
Tremper Longman III introduces the type of literature characteristic of Genesis, explains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern world, points out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical message, and shows you how to read and apply Genesis today.
AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart 1: Reading Genesis with a Strategy1. Understanding the Book of "Beginnings"Part II: Reading Genesis as Literature2. Who Wrote Genesis?3. The Shape of the Book of GenesisPart III: Reading Genesis in Its Own World4. Myth or History? Genesis and the Enuma Elish5. Noah and Utnapishtim: Whose Flood Story Should We Trust?6. Abraham and Nuzi: Patriarchal Customs in Their Cultural ContextPart IV: Reading Genesis as God's Story7. The Primeval History: Genesis 1--118. The Patriarchal Narratives: Genesis 12--369. The Joseph Story: Genesis 37--50Part V: Reading Genesis as Christians10. The Christological DifferenceAppendix: Commentaries on the Book of GenesisNotesNames IndexSubject IndexScripture Index
Comprehensive introduction to reading GenesisDescribes the literary genre of GenesisExplains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern worldPoints out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical messageHelps us understand and apply Genesis today
Tremper Longman III introduces the type of literature characteristic of Genesis, explains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern world, helps us read the narrative of Genesis more attentively, points out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical message, and shows us how to read and apply Genesis today.

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저자(글) Longman, Tremper

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• Acknowledgments
  Preface
  Reading Genesis with a Strategy
  Understanding the Book of "Beginnings"
  Reading Genesis as Literature
  Who Wrote Genesis?
  The Shape of the Book of Genesis
  Reading Genesis in Its Own World
  Myth or History? Genesis and the Enuma Elish
  Noah and Utnapishtim: Whose Flood Story Should We Trust?
  Abraham and Nuzi: Patriarchal Customs in Their Cultural Context
  Reading Genesis as God's Story
  The Primeval History: Genesis	p. 1
  The Patriarchal Narratives: Genesis	p. 12
  The Joseph Story: Genesis	p. 37
  Reading Genesis as Christians
  The Christological Difference
  Commentaries on the Book of Genesis
  Notes
  Names
  Index
  Subject Index
  Scripture Index
  Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN	9780877849438 ( 0877849439 )
발행(출시)일자	2005년 05월 12일
쪽수	192쪽
크기	137 * 215 * 14 mm / 249 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어